Great Women Unit 17 Madame Curie Pearl S.Buck Song Qingling

Women can hold up half of the sky. A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky.

Alone in Antarctica

The North Pole The South Pole

Antarctica ( South Pole ) Temperature : 1) average: -50 ℃ 2) coldest: -80℃ Wind speed : average: 200km/h strongest: over 300km/h

Russia , US , Canada , Greenland . Chile , Argentina , South Africa , Countries that are part of the North Pole : Norway , Sweden , Finland , Russia , US , Canada , Greenland . Countries that are part of the South Pole : Chile , Argentina , South Africa , Australia , New Zealand .

What kind of animals can you see at the south pole? whale seal penguin

What kind of animals can you see at the north pole? polar bear wolf snow fox

Why do polar bears never eat penguins? VS He must be kidding. How can they eat us? By air???? Polar bears live only on the north pole while penguins live only on the South Pole

Helen Thayer —New Zealand The first woman to travel solo to any of the world’s poles(South Pole and North Pole).

Predicting (预测) ALONE IN ANTARCTICA Use title and pictures to predict the content ALONE IN ANTARCTICA where? who ? when? why?

Her ________ to the _____ Pole Fast reading Read the title,the first paragraph and the last one quickly to get the main idea of the whole passage Helen Thayer’s travel alone to Antarctica expedition south Her ________ to the _____ Pole

Skim the text to check if your prediction is true Para. Outline 1. The journey of challenge and danger began 2.3 The first days of the journey 4 Her birthday in Antarctica 5 Self rescue 6.7 A bad accident 8 Making a decision

True or false: ( ) Helen was the second woman to travel alone to the North Pole at 50 . ( ) There was bright sunshine 24 hours a day in the Antarctica. ( ) Helen thawed a frozen cake and sang“Happy birthday” at the low of her voice. ( ) Helen used to practise self rescue beside the sea. ( ) Helen had a bad accident and her head was woozy because of hitting the ground.. F first T F top F in the mountain T

Choose the best answer to the following questions. 1. Antarctica is another name for ____________ A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada 2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helen’s workdays were usually ____________ A.2 hours B. more than 12 hours C. less than 12 hours D. 24 hours. 3. Helen Thayer was born on ________. A.1 November 1937 B. 12 November 1937 C. 22 November 1947 D. 1 November 199

Choose the best answer for the following questions. 4. On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen Thayer had an accident. What happened? A. She was attacked by a polar bear. B. Her tent was blown away by the storm. C. She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. D. The sled knocked her over and hurt her leg. 5. What decision did Helen make after the accident? A. She spent a whole day in her tent. B. she waited till she got better and continued her journey. C. She gave up and went back home. D. She was thankful for all the training she had had.

celebrate her 60 birthday an experience of solo travel Antarctica Destination Reason celebrate her 60 birthday Time November 1st , 1997 Ways walk and ski alone Process: an experience of solo travel Result

How does the writer develop the passage? In order of time

What happen to her during the journey? Time Weather What happened to her? Nov.1-2,1997 fine, icy, not strong began her almost 400-mile journey storm, strong wind spent a whole day in her tent 3rd-11th Nov. 12th storm died down celebrated her birthday fell into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled a few days later Fine but icy had a bad accident with the sled and hurt her leg 22nd Fine but icy

At 50 I was the first woman to travel alone to the _____ Pole. Purpose: to celebrate my ____th birthday. 60 North Way: walked and _____ alone without ____ team skied It was an unforgettable and _______ experience. dog Alone in Antarctica valuable Accident1:when I was moving forward over a _____, I had ____ into a hole and hanging on the ropes ____ to the sled. Accident2: I had a bad accident with the ____ and hurt my ____and my head was ______. Weather: The first days was very ____ ,there was bright _______ 24 hours a day.On the third day there was a _____ and during the next week the wind grew _______. slope fallen good sunshine tied storm sled stronger leg woozy

What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Helen Thayer is a special woman. She has a very strong will. She enjoys great challenges. She is brave and very active. She is responsible ,as she knows that the people in her life, such as her family, are more important than her personal achievement.

Helen Thayer is optimistic She is calm. She is persevering. She is healthy. She is honest. She is determined.

What can you learn from her ? 1.Helen Thayer shows us that no matter whether we are men or women and no matter what age , we can set ourselves goals and work hard to achieve them . 2. In the process of getting to our goals , we will experience difficulties and set-backs and we can use them to change our methods or ways to reach the goal. 3.Where there is a will ,there is a way .

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